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so obama for america, the digital group that was created to help get president obama elected to a second term has sent out an e-mail with graphics to its supporters on millions of people oner, the mail list urging them to get involved on the president's proposals and to share some of this information with their friends. >> brown: we're taking a look at that now. so that's, lauren, part of this -- this is what you're talking about, the permanent campaign. >> it just never stops. they're saying share this with your friends. make a youtube video, post it on your facebook and your e-mail. the question really comes down to will this be as effective as these push letters were during the campaign? during the campaign it's "vote." very simple, you have to go and vote. here it's okay now you have to get involved in this really complicated issue called the fiscal cliff or the austerity movement. >> brown: a little harder than-to-explain than just street yes or no. >> and when you get into the back-and-forth of negotiating with congress and there will be different proposals, how many americans woul
so obama for america, the digital group that was created to help get president obama elected to a second term has sent out an e-mail with graphics to its supporters on millions of people oner, the mail list urging them to get involved on the president's proposals and to share some of this information with their friends. >> brown: we're taking a look at that now. so that's, lauren, part of this -- this is what you're talking about, the permanent campaign. >> it just never stops....
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that debate, will kick up in advance of the election campaign of barack obama, the reelection of the first african-american president. i want to start with some basics. tell me about this case, out of texas. what it is about and why you think the supreme court agreed to hear the case. >> the case is a lawsuit by a two white women who were not admitted to the university of texas. they sued claiming the university was considering a race as one of the factors for admission. and that the consideration of race was not tailored to survive constitutional scrutiny. the women went to others universities and are going to graduate this semester. in some ways the case is moot because they have already achieved their educational success. the only thing they could possibly get might be damages for the fact they had to bring this lawsuit. in terms of forward-looking injunctions, this seems like an odd case for the supreme court. tavis: the second question, why do you think they agreed to hear the case? >> that is a question that, you are as competent to come up with an answer as i am. part of what
that debate, will kick up in advance of the election campaign of barack obama, the reelection of the first african-american president. i want to start with some basics. tell me about this case, out of texas. what it is about and why you think the supreme court agreed to hear the case. >> the case is a lawsuit by a two white women who were not admitted to the university of texas. they sued claiming the university was considering a race as one of the factors for admission. and that the...
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presidential election. after the deaths of a hundred people, the un special envoy to syria says the violence must stop now. >> an ecstatic welcome for suu kyi on her first trip outside burma into decades. >> broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. >> of the former governor of massachusetts has clinched his place as the republican challenger to barack obama in november's u.s. presidential election. votes -- most projections show he won comfortably, passing the threshold of delegates to acquire -- required to affirm his selection. he made it clear that he is concentrating on fighting president obama, particularly on the issue of jobs. >> we need to have president to understand how this economy works, day today, small business, big business. i want to use that experience to get us to work again. [applause] >> our correspondent in washington says mitt romney is the first to clinch the presidency. >> it was stronger than i expected. ron paul is only getting about 10% of the vote. there is
presidential election. after the deaths of a hundred people, the un special envoy to syria says the violence must stop now. >> an ecstatic welcome for suu kyi on her first trip outside burma into decades. >> broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. >> of the former governor of massachusetts has clinched his place as the republican challenger to barack obama in november's u.s. presidential election. votes -- most projections show he won comfortably,...
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at a special ceremony in the nation's capitol, president obama renewed his election-year call for new immigration laws and praised two dozen active duty newly naturalized military personnel. >> you put on the uniform of a country that was not yet fully your own. in a time of war, some of you deployed into harms way. you displayed the values that we celebrate every fourth of july-- duty, responsibility, and patriotism. >> happy 4th to you! >> ifill: republican mitt romney, who spent the day at a parade and other festivities near his summer home in wolfeboro, new hampshire, also paid tribute to the military. >> the sacrifices that are being made by our fighting men and women around the world continue to inspire me and give me a confidence that our future is bright. >> ifill: in afghanistan, troops shared messages for families and friends back home. >> have a happy holiday. happy 4th of july. >> miss you guys. wish i was with you. have a great day. >> ifill: and in new york, a group of service members wounded in iraq and afghanistan visited the 9/11 memorial. >> suarez: still to come on
at a special ceremony in the nation's capitol, president obama renewed his election-year call for new immigration laws and praised two dozen active duty newly naturalized military personnel. >> you put on the uniform of a country that was not yet fully your own. in a time of war, some of you deployed into harms way. you displayed the values that we celebrate every fourth of july-- duty, responsibility, and patriotism. >> happy 4th to you! >> ifill: republican mitt romney, who...
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we take a look at the key swing state of virginia, as we continue our look at the election, jobs and the economy tonight. the unemployment rate in virginia is just 5.6%, well below the national rate. that makes the state competitive for president obama, but as darren gersh reports, that is only half of the story. >> reporter: there are really two virginias. the north is barack obama's virginia; urban, diverse, high tech and highly educated. as home to the pentagon, virginia receives more federal spending than any other state, and three out of every four of those dollars ends up here, in northern virginia. that may explain why students in the area are willing to give the president the benefit of the doubt. >> given the state of the united states and the economy that he came in with, he's done a wonderful job so far. it wouldn't have been easy to turn this around no matter who was elected. >> reporter: but the president isn't taking votes here for granted. since he was elected, he's visited northern virginia community college campuses five times. and even here, with all the federal spe
we take a look at the key swing state of virginia, as we continue our look at the election, jobs and the economy tonight. the unemployment rate in virginia is just 5.6%, well below the national rate. that makes the state competitive for president obama, but as darren gersh reports, that is only half of the story. >> reporter: there are really two virginias. the north is barack obama's virginia; urban, diverse, high tech and highly educated. as home to the pentagon, virginia receives more...
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i do not think that is what the 2010 election was about. it may be was about applying the brakes about some dissatisfaction. it was not about doing a 180 degree term anymore and then 2008 was a turn from everything that happened in the bush of distraction. i did not perceive this as a layout of a plan. this is the one part of a branch of government that the republicans control to such a degree that the republicans have anything to use as a point of a spear against the obama administration. it is the house. to the extent that there was going to be political warfare, the house was going to be at the center of it. tavis: let me offer a clarification. nobody seems to like these guys these days. i was not casting aspersion on your book. >> i get it. furthermore, it has proved to appear to be more of a layup than before. after all, the last democrat in the white house, bill clinton -- speaker newt gingrich worked with clinton on a lot of things, including welfare reform. when a republican president was in the white house, nancy pelosi worked with
i do not think that is what the 2010 election was about. it may be was about applying the brakes about some dissatisfaction. it was not about doing a 180 degree term anymore and then 2008 was a turn from everything that happened in the bush of distraction. i did not perceive this as a layout of a plan. this is the one part of a branch of government that the republicans control to such a degree that the republicans have anything to use as a point of a spear against the obama administration. it...
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he is looking beyond the internal contest toward the general election with barack obama, and he is just finishing up now. he set out a kind of philosophical division, a dividing line between himself and president obama. he says it is essentially the difference between free enterprise as advocated by him and big government as advocated by barack obama. >> we have been watching this for a number of months, and mitt romney doesn't really talk about his fellow candidates. >> he is acting like the nominee even though he hasn't quite cross the winning line of 1100 delegates which is the toehold somebody needs to break through in order to be confirmed as the nominee. he is pretty certain that he will be the nominee at this point. romney, one expects will reach the total around june. the way that it looks tonight, it will be very difficult if not impossible for one of his opponents who actually cross that winning line. we have heard from rick santorum that is in second place at the moment who is pretty defined. we are only just halftime, only half of america has spoken. hall will allow other re
he is looking beyond the internal contest toward the general election with barack obama, and he is just finishing up now. he set out a kind of philosophical division, a dividing line between himself and president obama. he says it is essentially the difference between free enterprise as advocated by him and big government as advocated by barack obama. >> we have been watching this for a number of months, and mitt romney doesn't really talk about his fellow candidates. >> he is...
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governor romney says he will create 11.5 million new jobs if he is elected president. but president obama says governor romney's stance on extehelp create jobs. >> they have tried to tell us this trickle down tax cut fairy dust before. it didn't rk then. it will not work now. >> on friday the economic numbers for july were released. unemployment rose to 8.3% from 8.2% with 163,000 new jobs added. question, so whose plan will create more jobs? and whose plan is quote unquote fairy dust? pat buchanan? >> 1 john, 163,000 new jobs created, 150,000 people left the labor force and disappeared, 45,000 became unemployed, that is why the unemployment rate has gone up. the size of the labor force is diminishing. barack obama's plan, he said it worked, it is not working. there is no question about it. john, 41, 42 months of 8 plus percent unemployment. he says mitt romney's plan won't work. mitt romney's plan, as i understand it, is very close to a plan 30 years ago of ronald reagan which did work, which created something like 20 million new jobs. we don't know if it is going to
governor romney says he will create 11.5 million new jobs if he is elected president. but president obama says governor romney's stance on extehelp create jobs. >> they have tried to tell us this trickle down tax cut fairy dust before. it didn't rk then. it will not work now. >> on friday the economic numbers for july were released. unemployment rose to 8.3% from 8.2% with 163,000 new jobs added. question, so whose plan will create more jobs? and whose plan is quote unquote fairy...
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the big difference i think this time is that president obama had a huge advantage in 2008. he could outspend john mckainl. he could go into states like north carolina, virginia, states democrats hadn't won in a generation outspend them and ultimately win them. that won't happen this time. the republicans really do have an advantage. we'll see if it's decisive. right now it's a real advantage. >> ifill: thank you both very much. >> thanks, gwen. good to be with you. >> woodruff: now, to our continuing look at the dropout crisis in america. a number of school districts in texas are sending tens of thousands of students into the criminal justice system every year for violating school rules. newshour correspondent tom bearden has our story, part of our american graduate series. reporter: 17-year-old diane is still upset after spending 24 hours in jail for missing class. the 11th grade honor student in willis texas was locked up for contempt of court after being warned by a justice of the peace to stop skipping school. the judge who issued that warning in april sentenced her to
the big difference i think this time is that president obama had a huge advantage in 2008. he could outspend john mckainl. he could go into states like north carolina, virginia, states democrats hadn't won in a generation outspend them and ultimately win them. that won't happen this time. the republicans really do have an advantage. we'll see if it's decisive. right now it's a real advantage. >> ifill: thank you both very much. >> thanks, gwen. good to be with you. >>...
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last election. annabel foery, 64, who voted republican in the last two presidential elections, but isn't sure she trusts governor romney and wants to see more cooperation on both sides to get things done. beth hersom, 30, a registered democrat who considers herself a swing voter. she voted for obama but declares herself "disappointed," particularly on the issue of abortion. ben harris, a 21 year old college student who is casting his first vote, and supported john mccain the last time around. and tom wilson, 46, an independent, and an obama voter in '08, who is very concerned about the future of the economy for his family. was tonight's speech useful to you? did it add something to everything you're taking onboard to help you make up your mind? i didn't find enough meat on it, but i appreciated some of his statements, particularly the statements about his... about his position towards family values, towards the most important value in america was faith. that appealed to me, but i - im looking at it
last election. annabel foery, 64, who voted republican in the last two presidential elections, but isn't sure she trusts governor romney and wants to see more cooperation on both sides to get things done. beth hersom, 30, a registered democrat who considers herself a swing voter. she voted for obama but declares herself "disappointed," particularly on the issue of abortion. ben harris, a 21 year old college student who is casting his first vote, and supported john mccain the last time...
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, that the republicans are calling off the election. >> oh, is that right? [laughter] >> yeah. so, so there won't be any election in 2012. >> not sure what papers you're reading. [laughter] >> just continue, we'll just continue on with president obama. >> you said earlier, although he hasn't done everything that you'd like him to do, or perhaps the black community as one, you are unambivalent about suuporting him. >> no president has ever done everything i want him to do. >> right. but what, but what is it finally about him that makes you think he is the right guy for it? >> i'm 72 years old. >> right. >> i have never seen a president as smart as this man, and i've seen them all. >> yeah. >> i've likedd-- >> you've known them all. >> i've known some of them anyway. >> yeah. >> and i've like some of them and some of them have been wonderful people. >> yeah. >> but i've never seen one smartness goes a long way, and he's got the smarts. >> for, for a long time, smartness was frowned upon in higher office. >> i know. >> it's kind of nice to have smartness back a
, that the republicans are calling off the election. >> oh, is that right? [laughter] >> yeah. so, so there won't be any election in 2012. >> not sure what papers you're reading. [laughter] >> just continue, we'll just continue on with president obama. >> you said earlier, although he hasn't done everything that you'd like him to do, or perhaps the black community as one, you are unambivalent about suuporting him. >> no president has ever done everything i...
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and said this decision actually is up to us, you know, we may be able to approach cms, approach the obama administration for some kind of agreement on this. and i think that's yet to be seen in this upcoming legislative session. >> ifill: so i wonder if people aren't waiting until after the election to see what happens, if romney is elected obviously there may be a different outcome. >> i think that's right, gwen. that's especially true of governor sandoval and some of the democrats in our legislature which also is not in session, doesn't convene until next february. they want to let this play out, they don't want to take a strong stand during an election cycle. and sandoval is very close to rick perry and i think they're in sync on this issue, perry was one of his mentors and to some extent he's following that lead. but he's also caught in between on this because he's the guy who was really conservative with he was running, but now is somewhat moderated his stances, has i've en let a couple of tax increases or not let taxes expire which has raised the ire of the right. so i think he's st
and said this decision actually is up to us, you know, we may be able to approach cms, approach the obama administration for some kind of agreement on this. and i think that's yet to be seen in this upcoming legislative session. >> ifill: so i wonder if people aren't waiting until after the election to see what happens, if romney is elected obviously there may be a different outcome. >> i think that's right, gwen. that's especially true of governor sandoval and some of the democrats...
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it is a very tight election. this campaign has been going on for some time. mitt romney really trying to push from the message that president obama has been a job destroyer. the obama campaign continuing to hammer mitt romney on his record at bain capital when he was in charge there suggesting he is representing the lead interests. -- delete interest. it is already a hard-fought contest. >> it has been a pretty road to get here. earlier on we were looking back to the start of this race, newt gingrich, rick santorum, ron paul, it did give very dark at times for mitt romney. >> and the gloves were really off during this year long the campaign. four years ago he failed to secure the nomination when john mccain won it. in a way he has been running for several years. it has been incredibly better at times. many people will recall when newt gingrich accused mitt romney of being a liar. things have shifted since newt gingrich has supported him. mitt romney is working very hard on fundraising right now. >> we are still waiting for the official confirmation of mitt ro
it is a very tight election. this campaign has been going on for some time. mitt romney really trying to push from the message that president obama has been a job destroyer. the obama campaign continuing to hammer mitt romney on his record at bain capital when he was in charge there suggesting he is representing the lead interests. -- delete interest. it is already a hard-fought contest. >> it has been a pretty road to get here. earlier on we were looking back to the start of this race,...
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message was directed to conservative christians mitt romney must convert to his cause if he's to be elected president. romney is a mormon, a faith many on the religious right consider a cult, even a heresy. there's no love for romney among these people, but they are united in their loathing of barack obama. and that's where ralph reed comes in. >> four years ago, we heard a lot of talk about hope and change. people were fainting at campaign rallies. there were che guevera posters hanging in dorm rooms. there was one candidate who stood in front of greek columns and vowed to heal the planet and cause the oceans to recede. but you see our hope is in something this world doesn't fully understand. we hope for a kingdom yet to come. the hope of a new heaven and a new earth, in which dwelleth righteousness. a place where every tear will be wiped away. and every broken heart will be healed. and all the pain and brokenness and poverty and injustice of this world will be gone. >> but first there's the devil to chase. >> i believe that barack obama is a direct threat to the survival of the country i
message was directed to conservative christians mitt romney must convert to his cause if he's to be elected president. romney is a mormon, a faith many on the religious right consider a cult, even a heresy. there's no love for romney among these people, but they are united in their loathing of barack obama. and that's where ralph reed comes in. >> four years ago, we heard a lot of talk about hope and change. people were fainting at campaign rallies. there were che guevera posters hanging...
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today first lady michelle obama visited a gathering of latino delegates and elected officials. >> all of our ciz deserve opportunity, whether it's passing health reform so families don't go broke because someone gets sick. whether it's helping folks stay in their homes or fighting for the dream act so that all the our children have opportunities worthy of their dreams and their promise. >> suarez: president has won praise from latino officials in removing the threat of deportation for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children-- the so-called dreamers. undocumented young adults carried banners saying, no papers, no fear in sunday's big demonstration at the democratic convention. >> which side of history it's going to be on with this issue. >> we want to know what side of history the president is going to be, if he will be helping the small communities and migrant communities. >> the national head of college democrats is a mexican american from texas. alejandra salinas says, sure, the dreamers can't vote, but their cause does drive support from latino
today first lady michelle obama visited a gathering of latino delegates and elected officials. >> all of our ciz deserve opportunity, whether it's passing health reform so families don't go broke because someone gets sick. whether it's helping folks stay in their homes or fighting for the dream act so that all the our children have opportunities worthy of their dreams and their promise. >> suarez: president has won praise from latino officials in removing the threat of deportation...
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were able to repeal it what would you replace it with, how quickly, and does that depend on president obama being defeatd? >> well, no, he could work with us to do something that would be more popular, but, frankly, i'm not optimistic about that this has made sure this will be front and center for elections across the country. we need to focus on holding down the cost. one of the innovations that has done a good job with that is things like high deductible insurance and health savings accounts to so people actually understand what costs are. we've also mean? the medicare program with the prescription drug program this has been one of the few successes we've seen in a government program like medicare where we actually have competition and transparency and providers compete based on price and the quality of service and we've seen prices 40% below what was originally projected. our friends on the other side of the aisle simply don't believe in competition and using the market to help discipline prices for consumers. we know that works and it ought to be give an chance. >> woodruff: at the same
were able to repeal it what would you replace it with, how quickly, and does that depend on president obama being defeatd? >> well, no, he could work with us to do something that would be more popular, but, frankly, i'm not optimistic about that this has made sure this will be front and center for elections across the country. we need to focus on holding down the cost. one of the innovations that has done a good job with that is things like high deductible insurance and health savings...
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the election is just over three months away. the company that triggered chaos on wall street last week managed to stave off collapse today. knight capital group got $400 million from an investor group in exchange for majority control. knight's stock plunged after it flooded the market with false orders last wednesday, due to major computer mistakes. on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average gained 21 points to close at 13,117. the nasdaq rose 22 points to close near 2990. security all along egypt's border with israel was on high alert today, after an attack that killed 16 egyptian police. authorities said more than 30 islamist gunmen assaulted a sinai border post at the town of rafah on sunday. today the scene was littered with burned-out vehicles. some of the attackers had died in israeli air strikes after storming the border fence. egyptian officials vowed to hunt down the rest. >> my deep condolences to the egyptian people and families of the victims of yesterday's attack. this criminal act will not go by easily
the election is just over three months away. the company that triggered chaos on wall street last week managed to stave off collapse today. knight capital group got $400 million from an investor group in exchange for majority control. knight's stock plunged after it flooded the market with false orders last wednesday, due to major computer mistakes. on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average gained 21 points to close at 13,117. the nasdaq rose 22 points to close near 2990. security...
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meanwhile, president obama spent the day at the white house. in an interview with radio host tom joyner, he said he's not surprised by the tightening polls. >> governor romney kept on making mistakes month after month so it made it looked artificially like this was, might end up being a cakewalk. but we understood internally that it never would be. that it was going to tight, it tightened over the last three or four days, but it could have tightened after the convention if they hadn't had such a bad convention. >> sreenivasan: the president also said he thinks he was just too polite in last week's debate. tensions between turkey and syria spiked anew today when turkish warplanes intercepted a syrian jetliner. it was enroute from moscow to damascus when it entered turkish airspace. the passenger plane and its roughly 30 passengers were forced to land at ankara. turkish officials said they suspected it was carrying military equipment for the syrian government. the incident followed days of cross-border shelling between the two countries. in russi
meanwhile, president obama spent the day at the white house. in an interview with radio host tom joyner, he said he's not surprised by the tightening polls. >> governor romney kept on making mistakes month after month so it made it looked artificially like this was, might end up being a cakewalk. but we understood internally that it never would be. that it was going to tight, it tightened over the last three or four days, but it could have tightened after the convention if they hadn't had...
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nearly three months still left before election day. so, has the campaign really gotten meaner? and will the tough talk affect how voters decide in november? we turn to two experienced political strategists: mo elleithee, who worked for democrat hillary clinton's 2008 presidential bid, and rick tyler, who worked on republican newt gingrich's campaign this year. rick tyler, is itpy imagination or has this gotten uglier, dan balz of the "washington post" wrote the guardrails have disappeared. >> this is not new in politics, campaigns have been nasty before. lyndon johnson ran the famous daisy ad, that was about as low as a you can get, where he accused barry goldwater that he wanted to blow us all up. >> ifill: it ran one time, though. >> the media picked it up. people did see it. the incumbent runs for the office and the challenger runs against the incumbent. i think the president has decided that he can't run against his record, he's clearly running against mitt romney. but having said that, i think romney's a loser in this. because he
nearly three months still left before election day. so, has the campaign really gotten meaner? and will the tough talk affect how voters decide in november? we turn to two experienced political strategists: mo elleithee, who worked for democrat hillary clinton's 2008 presidential bid, and rick tyler, who worked on republican newt gingrich's campaign this year. rick tyler, is itpy imagination or has this gotten uglier, dan balz of the "washington post" wrote the guardrails have...
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>> it's fairly unusual to have so many so quickly right after another election ends. remember dough dealt with some of this after 2008 when obama was going to the senate a lot to appoint people to his cabinet, dealing with a lot of fallout then as well. sometimes it happens, when president switching terms but it's very rare to have this much political activity so soon after november 2012. >> ifill: thank you both very much. tomorrow we'll talk with christina about shifting political landscape in illinois. south carolina again and new jersey. >> brown: next, the story of a catholic priest's journey as a doctor ministering through 25 years of haiti's recent history. fred de sam lazaro has the latest in our "agents for change" series. a version of this report aired on the pbs program, "religion and ethics newsweekly." >> brown: for 25 years, father rick, defined and redefined through crisis and even catastrophe. he came to this impoverished caribbean nation in 1987 after a few years in mexico and honduras to expand the mission of his catholic religious order. >> we came
>> it's fairly unusual to have so many so quickly right after another election ends. remember dough dealt with some of this after 2008 when obama was going to the senate a lot to appoint people to his cabinet, dealing with a lot of fallout then as well. sometimes it happens, when president switching terms but it's very rare to have this much political activity so soon after november 2012. >> ifill: thank you both very much. tomorrow we'll talk with christina about shifting political...
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since the election. he also said there's no evidence that national security was breached in the david petraeus affair. israel launched extensive air raids into gaza, killing the military commander of hamas in the opening phase of a new offensive. and hundreds of thousands of europeans protested against austerity measures in half a dozen countries. and for something very different online: a viral south korean pop song has inspired an american scholar living in beijing. hari sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: watch a parody of mega youtube hit "gangnam style," created by a fulbright fellow as a bridge between cultures. it takes on life in china from an outsider's perspective. plus, across europe, demonstrators are marching through the streets protesting austerity cuts. we have images from greece, france, spain and italy. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on thursday, miles o'brien looks at the science of sleep-- too much may m
since the election. he also said there's no evidence that national security was breached in the david petraeus affair. israel launched extensive air raids into gaza, killing the military commander of hamas in the opening phase of a new offensive. and hundreds of thousands of europeans protested against austerity measures in half a dozen countries. and for something very different online: a viral south korean pop song has inspired an american scholar living in beijing. hari sreenivasan explains....
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but i think the people in place under president obama who helped write the law believe in it. the common theme in the bill, as i saw it, was to say to a great extent, people who make decisions that are risky, which should be done in the business community, will not be able to escape the consequences of poor decisions because that way they'll make better ones. >> reporter: failures, regrets. >> yeah. i should have voted for the first iraq war. george bush did that one very well. i'd been skeptical. i was afraid that george bush was going to treat the first iraq war the way his son treated the second. in the housing area, i was late- - along with a lot of other people-- to see the housing bubble, but that didn't affect the actions. >> reporter: so you told me once when i asked you this question that you had a regret about when you came out, i think it was, or your general posture with respect to homosexuality and the timing of it. >> no. i wish i could have come out earlier. i don't think it would have been possible. look, i regret that while the time i was closeted, i behaved i
but i think the people in place under president obama who helped write the law believe in it. the common theme in the bill, as i saw it, was to say to a great extent, people who make decisions that are risky, which should be done in the business community, will not be able to escape the consequences of poor decisions because that way they'll make better ones. >> reporter: failures, regrets. >> yeah. i should have voted for the first iraq war. george bush did that one very well. i'd...
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and vermont for president obama. two networks have called south carolina and indiana for mitt romney. all of those are calls that were expected. and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. stay tuned for more in-depth analysis and the latest election results on the pbsde election leecial which begins at 8:00wh eastern time. :0 major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: b c2ng o econo for 160 c2 f, t eine th connectc2 b >> muc is a ursal langua, t when i was i ccident i was worried tc2 ealth care systeoke a laguage l its ow with uted th care, i got lp tt fit my life,c2 ormation on my p, connectioto doctors wmatiet where i'from, tools to estimate wt my ce may cot. i never miss t. >> wee more tn 78,0 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. w that's health in numbers. united health care. >> intel. sponsors of tomorrow. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy i
and vermont for president obama. two networks have called south carolina and indiana for mitt romney. all of those are calls that were expected. and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. stay tuned for more in-depth analysis and the latest election results on the pbsde election leecial which begins at 8:00wh eastern time. :0 major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: b c2ng o econo for 160 c2 f, t eine th connectc2 b...
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. >> there will be a specialbe election to fill his house seat which is the second district onr the south side of chicago. just about 10 blocks or so fromu president obama's home.ag this is a very geographically diverse district. it includes the urban parts of the south side of chicago, sub urban parts.ry and rural farmland on the southern tip of the district. and such a diverse geography means the field is very diverse. a whole lot of candidates, seven pretty well known names in chicago politics are running right now. that number could increase. when the petitions come in to file for the race in a week or two.po >> ifill: i have to ask you this because it seems for a long time jesse, jr. had in problems. either legal or health problemsp and maybe people have been positioning themselves for a while for this race.lv has that been going on even before he said he was going to drop out? >> absolutely.dr there's no shortage of ambitious politicians in chicago. i'll use the former congressman, for example, she is running in this special election. she also ran against jesse jackson, jr. in the p
. >> there will be a specialbe election to fill his house seat which is the second district onr the south side of chicago. just about 10 blocks or so fromu president obama's home.ag this is a very geographically diverse district. it includes the urban parts of the south side of chicago, sub urban parts.ry and rural farmland on the southern tip of the district. and such a diverse geography means the field is very diverse. a whole lot of candidates, seven pretty well known names in chicago...